Phil Franchina, Author at American Parkinson Disease Association

APDA GATHERS WITH GLOBAL PD COMMUNITY

Posted on October 1, 2019October 16, 2019 by Phil Franchina

2019 World Parkinson Congress Highlights: A world away, but so close together No matter where we find ourselves –...see more at home in our headquarters office in New York, at one of our APDA Chapter events in Oklahoma or Wisconsin, at an industry event in California, or all the way across the globe at the World Parkinson […]

Coloring outside the lines of traditional PD therapies

Posted on October 1, 2019October 8, 2019 by Phil Franchina

New Program Offers Creative Outlet, Improves PD Symptoms An innovative new...see more program offers a host of benefits for people with Parkinson’s who have challenges in visual perception and spatial relations, affecting their ability to move through the world. Most current PD treatment regimens don’t focus on this […]

Creating Connections

Posted on October 1, 2019October 16, 2019 by Phil Franchina

Beyond the Doctor’s Visit: Taking Parkinson’s Care to the Next Level “Game changing.” That’s how Robin...see more Kornhaber, Senior Vice President, National Programs and Partnerships at the American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA), describes APDA Information and Referral (I&R) Centers. APDA I&R Centers are at medical institutions across the country where APDA supports either […]

Taking Parkinson’s education to the farmers market: educating under-served communities

Posted on September 16, 2019April 24, 2024 by Phil Franchina

Dr. Lynda Nwabuobi, Movement Disorder Fellow at Columbia Presbyterian...see more Medical Center in New York City, attended APDA’s Diversity in Parkinson’s Disease (PD) Research Conference in May and was inspired. Dr. Nwabuobi had just spent the day learning about health care disparities in PD care, low […]

THE AMERICAN PARKINSON DISEASE ASSOCIATION AWARDS FRESH CROP OF RESEARCH GRANTS & NEW DIVERSITY-FOCUSED RESEARCH INITIATIVE

Posted on September 5, 2019September 4, 2019 by Phil Franchina

The American Parkinson Disease Association Awards Fresh Crop of Research Grants & New Diversity-Focused Research Initiative From T cells...see more to genetics, $1.7 million in innovative research to be funded for 2019 – 2020 year NEW YORK, NY – September 5, 2019 – The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) has just awarded $1.7 million to support […]

APDA DIVERSITY IN PD RESEARCH GRANT: ACADEMIC YEAR 2022-2023

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Phil Franchina

Deadline: 03/11/2022 APPLY HERE Award details One year grant up to a maximum of $75,000 will be awarded to...see more research scientist (MD, MD/PhD, or PhD). The applicants will receive notification of the decision in July 2022. The APDA grant year runs from September 1st to August 31st. Goal APDA Diversity in PD Research Grant is […]

New medication, Istradefylline, gets approved for Parkinson’s disease

Posted on September 4, 2019July 13, 2023 by Phil Franchina

On August 27, 2019, pharmaceutical company Kyowa Kirin received FDA approval...see more for Istradefylline, a new medication for Parkinson’s disease (PD) to be used as an add-on treatment to carbidopa/levodopa for those experiencing OFF episodes. (For more information on OFF periods in PD, please see this recent APDA […]

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APDA GATHERS WITH GLOBAL PD COMMUNITY

Coloring outside the lines of traditional PD therapies

Creating Connections

Taking Parkinson’s education to the farmers market: educating under-served communities

THE AMERICAN PARKINSON DISEASE ASSOCIATION AWARDS FRESH CROP OF RESEARCH GRANTS & NEW DIVERSITY-FOCUSED RESEARCH INITIATIVE

APDA DIVERSITY IN PD RESEARCH GRANT: ACADEMIC YEAR 2022-2023

New medication, Istradefylline, gets approved for Parkinson’s disease

APDA Seed Funding Leads to Prestigious NIH Research Grant

APDA-funded research finds new role for alpha-synuclein

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